Château Léoville Poyferré -Subskription-

95-97/100 Vinous The 2023 Léoville-Poyferré is positively stellar. Medium in body, vibrant and beautifully persistent, the 2023 is all class. It also signals a shift away from the richer (but equally successful) style favored here in the recent past, now moving toward an approach that favors more vibrancy. Dark red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, mocha and cedar infuse the 2023 with notable freshness and verve. The new Léoville-Poyferré is quite the stunner. Tasted two times. - Antonio Galloni 95-97/100 Vinous The 2023 Léoville-Poyferré was picked from September 14 until October 5 at 52.78hL/ha and aged in slightly less new oak than usual, simply because of the large volume. In fact, some of the lots commenced their malolactic fermentation in vat rather than barrel. This has an intense bouquet with black cherries and iodine, becoming more floral with aeration. The palate opens with a medium body and pliant tannins, fleshy and ripe, dovetailing into a dense and multi-tiered mid-palate. Typical Poyferré in style, blood orange and light graphite notes are embroidered into the ripe black fruit, and there is noticeable glycerol on the finish. It is perhaps the most opulent of the three Léovilles, and yet it arrives with a modest 13.1% alcohol. This is a contender for the best Saint-Julien in show. - Neal Martin 98/100 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Brilliant Poyferré, deep ruby colour, setting the scene for ink, campfire, espresso, mint, cassis and damson. Concentrated but with a delicious balance, this feels effortless and is truly a wine for Bordeaux lovers to seek out. Harvest September 14 to October 5. 80% new oak, 52hl/h yields, biggest since 2004, with more 1st wine than usual because the old Cabernet Sauvignon plots gave quality and quantity (after three low quantity years). Alix Combes new vineyard manager, replacing long time manager Bruno Clenet. - Jane Anson 95-97/100 The Wine Cellar Insider Flowers, cherry pipe tobacco, herbs, currants, black raspberries, licorice, and smoke open the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, vibrant, rich, and refined. There is freshness, with ample fruit, which allows you to focus on the finish which is all about the sweet, clean, and pure red fruits with their lift, and energy. This is interestingly light on its feet, yet it is no featherweight wine. Holding its own, this is quite fresh, almost vivacious on the palate. and in the red berry finish. The oak already feels well integrated into the wine. The wine blends 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 13% ABV, Drink from 2028-2055. 95-97 Pts. - Jeff Leve 95-97/100 Jeb Dunnuck As to the Grand Vin 2023 Château Léoville Poyferré, it's similarly purple-hued and has a perfumed, upfront profile in its red and black fruits as well as notes of graphite, spicy wood, and spring flowers. It's quintessential Saint-Julien on the palate with its supple, elegant profile, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with a deep, layered mid-palate, gorgeous tannins, and a great finish. It's a stunning 2023 with depth, richness, and length. The blend is 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot. - Jeb Dunnuck 93-95/100 Wine Advocate Aromas of cassis, plums, pencil shavings and toasty new oak introduce the 2023 Léoville Poyferré, a medium to full-bodied, rich and chunky wine with a deep core of succulent fruit framed by sweet, generously extracted tannins. It's a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot that saw some saignée and osmosis for additional concentration. As usual, it's the creamiest, most "modern"-styled of the three Léovilles. Harvest began on September 14 and concluded on October 5, with fermentations a little cooler than usual, perhaps an intimation of a stylistic evolution in progress. - William Kelley 95-96/100 Jamessuckling.com This is already very pretty and polished with plenty of currant and plum character. Medium- to full-bodied with creamy, round tannins and a juicy finish. Caressing. Very refined. - James Suckling 97/100 My Bettane + Desseauve Très grande réussite, aromatique typique du secteur des Léoville (cèdre et fruits noirs) et dans ce millésime la densité d’un grand cru de Pauillac. Magnifique grain de tannin : c’est l’une des stars du millésime. - Bettane & Desseauve 95-97/100 Yvesbeck.wine Das Bouquet von Poyferré ist voller Subtilität, Klarheit und Finesse. Blumige Nuancen wie Pfingstrosen vermischen sich mit Johannisbeeren, Lakritz und süßen Gewürzen, ergänzt durch klassische Graphitnuancen. Der Wein ist dicht, tief und zeigt eine überzeugende Gelassenheit. Er ist charmant zu Beginn, aber das hindert ihn nicht daran, auch seine Kraft und sein Temperament zu betonen und schließlich seine Ausgewogenheit hervorzuheben. Ein außergewöhnlicher Wein, lang, einladend und geeignet, den kommenden Jahrzehnten zu trotzen! - Yves Beck 95/100 Falstaff Inky deep ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, brightening on the rim. Delicate blackberryish nuances, ripe cherries, a hint of cassis and fine oak wood. Taut, ele- gant, dark berryish fruit, fine, integrated tannins, cool, lingers long, shows length and good ageing potential; this year in a balanced, elegant style. - Peter Moser